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2. sese 36 How toadd Media Profiles 1 teda eb n ce rca P d eb idee a t Pe Mae te iet dud 37 How to visualize the functioning of the configured media profile seesssssssssssssss 38 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Contents 3 Calculator for disk space usag6 see Re t ae ties a a ar i eee 38 How to configure the recording of the camera eessieessssssesseseseneeeen nennen nnnnn tnnt nnn tn tnnt nani nnns nn 42 Camera address ent e HE ME e tone Lec ote e ee eh ra dado i od May ener del en d ta dene tetas Port l us User and Passw ord Corinectiontimeo t ir MS ied tne e rete ren ctr rente P n erede serene ina eee Peer OU eere in AE REST 43 Type of recordilig d coder terere tdeo ee aep ten dds erede rli ie e cede don 43 Media profiles za ooi rtr e ra E TREE ERE ae ae oa REP TER nei aes 43 How to configure the visualization of the camera we 44 This camera will be accessed by the client via relay server 44 Private IPaddress teca dee oS aee dab vet Pa Ne dt ate E des 44 Private IP DOFT aree tiene rrt nn Ert ere Oc PE TEE Pre Eee rere voles utr eva Pe rto o PT EIEE 45 Public P addres Siin ih perc it ce e aie d er dt eek far EH EE Delete De dee p E Ed od 45 Public IP ports 4 inire mei rd oet eate mere f Bre deri AE re rr OE reir HERE 45 User and Passw otd 2 tci e e ee cocoa tab ih eo ed e ttd ble ed
3. V Activate System Logs Logs Directory n A E C Program Files Digifort Digifort Enterprise 6 2 E V Delete logs older than X days X 7 Events Log Options V Alarm Inputs V Devices Communication Failure V Recording Failure Motion Detection V Manual Events V Timer Events V Scheduled Events V Global Events Save Configurations 7 1 3 1 Activate system logs Activates Digifort s alert and event logs 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 86 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 7 1 3 2 Logs Directory Selects the directory in which the alert and event logs will be saved 7 1 3 3 Eliminate logs older than X days Eliminates old logs specified by the informed number of days 7 1 3 4 Event log options 7 1 3 4 1 Failure in communication w ith the devices Logs the failures of communication with the cameras 7 1 3 4 2 Failure in recording Logs the failures in recording in disk of images coming from the cameras 7 1 4 How to visualize the event logs To learn how to visualize the event logs see How to visualize the event logs 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter 88 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 8 User administration A security system really only works if it has functions and administration capable of making it resistant to vulnerabilities and technical problems during its operatio
4. E Cao wt Joystick Configurations Analogical Cameras pen Ment 6 1 5 1 Activate the PTZ control for this camera Activates the PTZ controls for this camera If this option in unmarked movement for this camera will not be available 6 1 5 2 Use the device s PTZ features Mark this option only if the camera being registered is an IP camera In this case Digifort will send the PTZ commands directly to the camera para a 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 47 6 1 5 3 6 1 5 4 6 1 5 5 6 1 5 6 6 1 5 7 camera Use the device s COM port for the system to carry out PTZ functions directly Mark this option only if the camera being registered is an analogical camera converted by a video server In this case Digifort will send the PTZ commands to the video server and then passed on to the camera para a camera Presets Control button Opens the presets register allowing the memorization of camera positions To learn how to use this feature see How to configure the Presets Control Joystick Configuration button Opens the joystick configuration allowing you among others to configure the sensitivity and delay of operation To learn how to use this feature see How to configure the Joystick Open Menu Controls button Opens the analog camera configuration screens allowing the remote configuration of their function such as its ID for exa
5. At any moment the execution of the Digifort Server service can be interrupted When this is done the server will no longer execute any function such as for example the administration of alarms and recording of the cameras The process of stopping the Digifort Server is quite simple just clicking on the Stop button When the service is successfully stopped the Service stopped should appear on the status bar 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter 12 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 3 1 Basic functions of the Administration Client The Administration Client is the Digifort System module responsible for the configuration of the server Among other functions in this module you can register cameras program alarms check the status of the server and defines the users who will have access to the system The Administration Client can administer an unlimited number of servers simultaneously simply registering the desired servers How to execute the Administration Client To access the Administration client locate the icon Digifort Explorer 6 4 0 0 administration client on your Desktop or on Start Menu Programs Digifort 2 Administration Client and run it The Administration Client will start as shown in the figure below 4 Server Information The Administration Client offers the following initial configurations 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserve
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7. To learn how to configure this parameter see How to configure the recording of the camera Media Profile z Media Profile Z Media Profile Configurations Profile Name Profile Description Recording Standard profile for video recording Video Configurations Video Compression Motion JPEG Frame Rate 1 C frames per 0 25 second s between frames Your equipment doesn t support configuration of resolution and image quality in media sessions Calculator for disk space To configure the desired resolution and image quality you must enter the configurations of your equipment directly by your browser Note The configurations of resolution and image quality configured directly into the equipment will be valid for all of created media profiles e J ew J Clicking on this button the disk space calculator will be executed as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 40 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Disk Space Calculator rn Calculator Calulator for disk space usage Capture parameters Capture time 5 e Seconds Start Capture Status Capture results Camera image Image Resolution x X x To calculate the disk space necessary for the recording of the camera the calculator captures an original temporary video from the camera with the parameters of image quality and resolution configured in the me
8. After registering the media profiles to be used it s necessary to associate them to the events of recording and visualization of the camera To access this configuration click on the Visualization tab as shown in the picture below Configurations of Camera 02 Disk Management al Recording Visualization Rights Live Visualization Rights Image Buffer 1 Camera MedaPrfies Recording Live Visualization MotonSensr e Live visualization parameters Private IP Address Port 80 User Password 30 ac c2 Public IP Address Port 80 Connection timeout in MS Media Profile V Access via relay server aa The configuration carried out here will be applied to the Surveillance Client which will use this information to capture the image from the cameras and show on the screen The parameters to be configured are described below 6 1 4 1 This camera will be accessed by the client via relay server With this option marked the server will send the client images that are being recorded in real time using the media profile associated in the Recording tab With this option marked no additional configuration is necessary necess ria 6 1 4 2 Private IP address In case access to the camera via relay server is not used inform the IP address of the camera s local network 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 45 6 1 4 3 Private IP port 6 1
9. This log contains information about the e mail messages sent by Digifort like for example e mail messages about failures in recording or communication of cameras o Open connections with the server This log contains information about the user connection with the server showing information such as access time and IP e Save Configurations button Saves the configurations of system logs 11 2 How to visualize the event logs The visualization of logs is an auxiliary tool for the administrator when analyzing a log 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 116 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 presenting a friendlier and more productive interface compared to a simple text file To visualize the event logs click on the Log visualization tab as shown in the picture below Server Log Viewing Log Date Logs Visualization Use this feature to view and system global log Select the date and type of the event Log Type 04 12 2008 jv System Information Description COD 1001 04 12 2009 08 34 41 Servidor de Grava o Carregado COD 1007 04 12 2009 08 34 43 Servidor de acesso carregado na porta TCP 8600 9 COD 1000 04 12 2009 08 3 Servidor de Gerenciamento inicializado Dir C Program Files Digifort Digifort Enterprise 6 2 COD 1002 04 12 2009 08 34 43 Servidor Web Carregado COD 1003 04 12 2009 08 3 Servidor Digifort Car
10. Wemerson m amp w Select the available user and click on OK The same rule applies to the list of groups 6 1 9 How to configure camera events During the operation of the camera in the Digifort System various events occur in the camera These events can be communication failures or alarm recognition events for example By configuring the events of the camera it s possible to specify a set of actions that Digifort will undertake when a determined event occurs Digifort Explorer offers control over automatic events that is events that occur without user intervention and manual events which are events generated based on intervention of the user To access this feature click on the Events tab as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 58 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 6 1 9 1 Configurations of Camera 01 amp Disk Management Recording Visualization Rights Live Visualization Rights Image Buffer Camera Media Profiles Recording ali Live Visualization PTZ Schedulings ili Motion Sensor Events 3 Camera events The Digifort System has a complete Events Administration system where you can execute various actions in the case of some event To configure events dick Configure Automatic Events Configure Automatic Events How to configure aut
11. admin Password Cancel e Username Access username e Password Password for access Enter your username and password to access the server If this is the first time you are accessing the system insert the same usemame as the admin and leave the password blank Once you have filled in the access information click on OK If the authentication for access is successful the Configurations Menu opens showing the configurations available for the server as shown in the picture below 4 jl Digifort Servers 4 lilt Local amp g Recording Server W Users kK Configurations Licenses ig Server Information Note The admin user is the only user that cannot be removed from the system and has every right of access For security purposes a password must be given to stop unauthorized people accessing the system 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter 18 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 4 4 1 Licensing Digifort To unblock the system it s necessary to execute the licensing of the software For the Explorer version of Digifort a base license with support for recording of 8 initial cameras must be acquired License packs can also be acquired which offer support for the management of more cameras The maximum limit for Digifort Enterprise is 16 It s important to emphasize that the licenses are only for the recording of cameras Supposing that we have a par
12. 0 Hour s 0 Minute s and 0 Second s l Activate Temporary Licence J You will see the window shown below click on yes to install the license Temporary Licence S The temporary licence when activated will grant the functioning of the whole system for a period of 2 hours This period can be used for testing or demonstrating the system When the licence period expires you will have to restart the server in order to reactivate the licence Do you really want to activate the temporary licence ae e 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter 26 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 5 Registering Digifort After licensing Digifort it is necessary to register it The registration of Digifort will guarantee that you receive notifications of product updates news and special offers It will also guarantee that you receive technical support and installation support as well as additional benefits If you decide not to register you will not be eligible for updates upgrades technical support or installation support Registering Digifort you will receive a registration code which for security reasons will also be stored in our licensing center If you use a hard key and it becomes necessary to format the Server or reinstall Digifort out licensing Center will identify your server and will automatically register it again 5 1 Howto register Digifort After inserting your usa
13. 4 1 2 How to send data for registration The first phase in licensing Digifort is the sending of data for registration This process consists of filling out the users data which will be sent together with the counter password of the server to the Licensing Center With this data at hand the Licensing Center will generate the requested licenses and a confirmation will be sent to the supplied e mail address To start the process of sending registration data click on Send data for Registration This action will open a form to be filled out with the client s data as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 22 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Send Registration Data Send Data EJ Send Registration Data System Data Machine code E19C DGF DBBF1EC D1EF1 0A2SDF 4DC8 MKEY 248569 System ENTERPRISE Version 6 2 0 0 Release 09 09 2009 Data to Send Company Contact Email Phone Country Remarks License Type 9 Demo License Official License After correctly filling in the fields click on the Send button Your license will be generated in at most two weekdays When your license is finished you will receive a confirmation letter by e mail with all of the instructions for installing the license These instructions are also described in the following pages of this manual 4 1 3 How to install licenses via Online Licenses Licensing vi
14. How to configure the contact groups Save Configurations button Saves the configurations If not pressed no configurations will be saved after leaving this screen Disk Limits In this area of the system you can define disk limits in all of your units if you wish to maintain a cushion of free disk space To access this feature click on the Disk Limits tab in the Configurations item of the Configurations Menu as shown in the picture below 3 Disk Limits Ss C5 Use this screen to configure the disk limits that the system must respect upon recording images from the cameras The configurations can be created 4 individually for each disk unit General Disk Limits Disk Unit Recording Limit Add modify Delete To add a disk limit click on the Add button 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Global Configurations 109 Global Disk Limit s Global Disk Limit 8 Configurations of Global Disk Limit With the global disk limit configurations you can restrict the use of HD for the recording of cameras configured to record with limit of recording by hours or days Select the disk to impose a Recording Limit Bc V 238 464 MB Supply a Recording Limit In MB 5000 amp Lox cence Select the desired disk unit and enter the number of megabytes of limit that you wish to impose At the end of the configuration
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16. This screen allows the viewing of the rights given to the group such as for examplo the right of vewing and playback of cameras and maps The configuration of the Rights Inquiry for the group is the same as the configuration of the Rights Inquiry of the user To learn how to configure the Rights Inquiry of the group see Rights Inquiry 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter Global Configurations 105 9 Global Configurations This area of the system is reserved for adjustment of the global configurations of the server Global configurations are parameter which once configured will affect the entire functioning of the system afetarao todo o funcionamento do sistema 9 1 General Configurations To access this area click on the Configurations item in the Configurations Menu as shown in the picture below 4 i Digifort Servers 4 i Local amp Recording Server J Users Configurations Licenses i Server Information Once this is done the general system configurations screen will be opened at the right as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 106 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 y Use this screen to configure the general system configurations such as connection port limit of connections etc General Disk Limits 8600 oA TCP port for server communication Limit the number of connections with the se
17. and SMS to the contacts General SMTP Configurations Disk Limits Network Units SMTP Server 25 aA Name for HELO Digifort My server requires authentication by user and password User Password From meuemail amp meuservidor com br Test E mail Group administrators x Send Test e mail Save Configurations e STMP Server SMTP Address of the SMTP server to be used for the sending of e mail This parameter can be an IP if there is an STMP server in your company for example or a DNS if third party STMP servers are used e My server needs authentication by user and password If your SMTP server needs a 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 108 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 9 3 user and password for authentication for sending of e mail mark this option When this option is marked the User and Password fields will be activated and must be filled in o User User for authentication in the sending of e mail messages o Password Password for authentication in the sending of e mail messages From Sender s e mail address In this field enter the e mail address of the system administrator for example Group for test e mail Select an alert group for the sending of a test e mail message for the specified configurations This alert group must have been previously configured To learn how to do this configuration see
18. example Windows Explorer 6 1 2 Media profiles A media profile consists of a set or individual parameters of each camera such as image resolution frames per second and image quality that are associated with Recording and Live Visualization For better understanding let s take the following situation A recording profile could be created that will be associated to the camera recording event In this profile we could define that we want to record five frames per second with a resolution of 320x240 and with high image compression A visualization profile could also be created that will be associated to visualization of the camera In this profile we could define that we want to visualize the camera at ten frames per second with a resolution of 640x480 and low image compression As default upon registering a new camera two pre defined media profiles are created one for recording and one for visualization The pre configured parameters of each profile are only those parameters in common to all devices The Media Profiles of most cameras and video servers have parameters in common and individual parameters of each piece of equipment The common parameters are e Video compression The video compression to be used in recording images in disk At present Digifort supports the Motion JPEG and Wavelet formats Image resolution The image resolution that will be used in the profile Upon selecting the model of the camera this resolution lis
19. lt Send an e mail message to a group of persons in the event of ICI an alarm Send an instant message to the operator s computer 3 Configure Message The events that are forwarded to the users of the Surveillance Client can be directed to specific Users or User Groups dick on Configure Receivers to specify the users that will receive the alerts If no Alarm Receiver is selected the events will be forwarded to all connected users Configure Receivers Digifort Explorer offers eight alarm actions Each alarm action has its own individual scheduling so that you can configure in which hours and days of the week the events can occurs 6 1 9 2 1 Send an e mail message to a group of persons in the case of an alarm Sends notification e mail to a selected alert group If you wish to execute this action in case of the selected event mark this option and click on Configure E mail opening the configuration screen of the e mail message to be sent as 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 61 shown in picture below Alarm Actions Configure E Mail z E Mail Configure Sending of E Mail Alert Group Administradores Message Recording Fail SMS Use the default SMS message 2 Use the personalized SMS message a Com In this screen select the alert group that will receive the e mail and the message that will be sent to the g
20. motion detection to get an estimation of the 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 42 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 occupation of disk space to be used by the camera Below are descriptions of how each parameter of the space calculator works e Days of recording Informs the number of days to be stored for this camera The greater this value is the more disk space is used e Frames per second Informs the number of frames per second to be used in recording of the camera e Motion detection Informs the percentage of motion expected at the location of the camera in a day For example if the normal operation of a camera doesn t detect motion at night then we slide this control adjusting its value to 5096 e Total of disk to be used Informs the disk space necessary for storing the images generated by the camera with the parameters configured in the media profile being edited the number of storage days and the percentage of motion configured Calculate size Click on this button to recalculate the disk space necessary for storage of the images of this camera with a new image 6 1 3 How to configure the recording of the camera After registering the media profiles to be used it s necessary to associate them to the recordings and visualization events of the camera To access this configuration click on the Recording tab as shown in the picture below Configurations of Camera 02 z D
21. re Pda cn dep dde 45 Connection timeout iN MS ocior te Ie eet ain ee e rever ve e oreet p ar Ue e re Prey e ee Pe EE ERE EYE 45 Media profile 2 identities i eee WE onde E A e TE EO PS Lec oe qu Da ev dde SEE 45 Short cut for the camera in the client nennen emen ener nre nnne 46 How to configure PTZ eterni iniret Ere theo Seek F ete EN rk eS HEU Er ER He NOE E ERE svtssevousd cecerdsedsssccesvecershieenbei ietettve 46 Activate the PTZ control for this camera nene nennen neret tret ennenrene nnne 46 Use the device s PTZ features nete EC caeco tt td va rt Dep tb pt en Pd 46 Use the device s COM port for the system to carry out PTZ functions diLGClV ui nct erit ct he e eee p RR ETATEM arn A EE ERE EE eH Presets Control button Joystick Configuration button Open Menu Controls DUMON tani e nr ee oe tacere teg eti ie e ade ended di eee eu rede deeds How to configure the Presets Control ssssssssssssssssssseeeeee ener enne enne nnns inns ien n nennen nni nnn 47 Flow to ereate a preseb sudes acte ane WM On e m OA lE REY IE Te a a Qu ie VAM de RR EU 49 How to configure the Motion Sensor 50 How to configure the recording visualization rights cccsecesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeesaeeeeneeseneeesaeeseeneeeeeeensaeeees 53 How to configure the live visualization rights cc cccsecceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeneeeeeneesseeeesaeeseseeeseneeesaeeeeeneeseaeensaeeees 55 HOW to con
22. to register E Device available to register but need verification WB Device already registered Model number Wait locating devices 17 devices found Driver Add selected devices Ca On this screen to search for equipment is made There are two types of search e Normal The normal search for UPnP devices takes about 40 seconds to find the equipment This happens because besides find the equipment that responded to a request this search looks for UPnP broadcast packets on network to find more devices e Quick Search The quick search takes about 15 seconds to finding an equipment This search only finds devices who responded to the Digifort UPnP request To enable quick search simply click on the Fast Search box To begin your search click on Start Start button and the message wait location devices will appears while the equipment are located Once found the equipment will be listed as shown below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 72 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Finder Media devices nnda i C q EINEN E D Media devices finder N Search Start Stop E Fast search Complete 17 devices found UPnP devices found Address Manufacturer Model name Model number Driver 192 168 10 121 Pelco IXSODN IXSODN Pelco Sarix IXSODN 192 168 5 120 Zavio Fixed CMOS Camera Two way aiF312A Zavio F312A
23. 0 frames per second instead of two connections receiving a total of 34 frames per second 6 1 2 1 1 How to add Media Profiles To add a media profile click on Add and the media profile adding screen will be displayed as shown in the picture below Media Profile j Media Profile Media Profile Configurations Profile Name Profile Description Video Configurations Video Compression Motion JPEG Frame Rate sessions of your equipment directly by your browser equipment will be valid for all of created media profiles Standard profile for video recording L frames per 0 25 second s between frames Your equipment doesn t support configuration of resolution and image quality in media To configure the desired resolution and image quality you must enter the configurations Note The configurations of resolution and image quality configured directly into the Preview x Cem It s important to point out that this screen can vary from camera to camera since each one has its own set of configuration parameters In the example above the selected camera doesn t support adjustment of image resolution and quality 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 38 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 6 1 2 1 2 How to visualize the functioning of the configured media profile To visualize the results of the configurations of the parameters of the media
24. 192 168 5 105 Panasonic Network Camera BB HCM311A Panasonic BB HCM311 192 168 5 104 Panasonic Network Camera BB HCM515A Panasonic BB HCM515 192 168 5 124 Panasonic Network Camera BB HCM705A Panasonic BB HCM705A 192 168 5 109 Vivotek Network Camera TC5330 Vivotek TC5330 192 168 5 118 Vivotek Mega Pixel Network Camera IP7161 Vivotek IP7161 192 168 5 110 Vivotek Network Camera IP7138 Vivotek IP7138 T 192 168 5 114 Vivotek Network Camera TC5330 Vivotek TC5330 192 168 5 103 Panasonic Network Camera BL C160A Panasonic BL C 160A 192 168 5 123 Panasonic Network Camera BB HCM527A Panasonic BB HCM527A F 192 168 5 111 VIVOTEK INC Network Camera with Pan Tilt Zo PZ71X1 192 168 10 102 Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Player Sharing 12 0 192 168 5 108 UPnP IGD Project test 0 92 192 168 5 130 Brickcom WFB 100Ap v3 0 4 0 Brickcom WFB 100Ap 192 168 5 131 Axis AXIS P1346 P1346 Axis P1346 5 192 168 5 102 Axis AXIS P5534 P5534 Axis P5534 Hl Device ready to register Hil Device available to register but need verification Hi Device already registered Add selected devices Ca It can be found three types of devices according to the subtitles at the bottom left of the screen e Green Device ready to register These are the cameras that have found their manufacturers and models already approved in Digifort These cameras devices are ready to be added to Digifort e Red Device available to regist
25. 2 6 Type of recording Modifies the type of recording of the selected cameras To learn how to use this feature see How to configure the recording of the camera 6 1 12 7 Relay Activate Relay for the selected cameras To learn how to config this feature see How to configure the visualization of the camera 6 1 12 8 Give video playback rights Give video playback rights To give viewing rights for video playback to selected cameras In the option users or groups a screen will open up with a list of all users or groups registered in the system Select the users gruops to whom you want to give the right to video playback for these cameras and click on OK To lear more about video playback rights see Users rights 6 1 12 9 Give live surveillance rights To give viewing rights for live surveillance to selected cameras In the option users or groups a screen will open up with a list of all users or groups registered in the system Select the users gruops to whom you want to give the right to video playback for these cameras and click on OK To learn more about surveillance rights see Users rights 6 1 12 10 Deny video playback rights Denies video playback rights for the selected cameras In the option users or groups a screen will open up with a list of all users or groups registered in the system Select the users gruops to whom you want to give the right to video playback for these cameras and click on OK To learn about video playback ri
26. 4 4 Public IP address 6 1 4 5 Public IP port 6 1 4 6 User and Password Informs the communication port with the camera of your internal network a porta de comunica o com a camera de sua rede interna Digifort also offers the possibility of making a connection with the camera via external network such as Internet for example Fill in the Internet IP address For this option to work your router must be configured to supply access to the camera externally Informs the communication port with the camera via external network com a camera atrav s da rede externa User Informs the user that Digifort will use to carry out authentication on the camera Consult the manual of your camera to identify the default user and how to add more users Password Informs the password that Digifort will use to carry out authentication on the camera Consult the manual of your camera to identify the default password and how to modify it Important its recommended that you inform the user and the password of the camera in the correct fields as some camera features depend on this information for previous authentication and execution of the requested command The user to be supplied must be the administrator user of the camera To get this information consult the user manual of your camera 6 1 4 7 Connection timeout in MS 6 1 4 8 Media profile This parameter is used by the system when the connection with the camera is somehow los
27. Description administrators administrators Add modify Delete To add a contact group click on the Add button To modify a contact group select it and click on the Modify button To exclude a contact group select it and click on Exclude 7 1 3 How to configure the event logs The event logs register the events of failure of communication with the cameras and failures in the recording in disk of images coming from the cameras for later visualization and analysis by the system administrator In addition to registering occurrences in the log it s also possible to execute some actions defined by the administrator such as the sending of notification e mail or execution of alarm sounds for the operator for example To learn how to do this confiration see How to configure the contact groups To access this feature click on the item Logs as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Alerts and Events 85 4 All Digifort Servers 4 B Local b a Recording Server 4 Alerts and Events Once this is done the screen for configuration of alert and event logs will be displayed at the right as shown in the picture below Event Log Configuration In this screen you will be able to configure the working mode of the alert and event log such as number of days recording directory and the events which must be registered Logs Configurations Logs Visualization
28. Digifort Explorer Manual Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Rev A 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Index Part I 1 2 3 4 Part Il 2 Part Ill 1 2 Part IV 1 Part V Part VI 1 Welcome to Digifort Explorer Manual 7 Screen Shols nene Ease E DERE ated eee en REN dora eR att 7 For whom this manual is intended eeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeee eene nennen nnne nnne nnne nnne 7 How to use this nmianual 5 irren n Ee nter er aec n ra Fe ea ra ro osy epe ehe cre y Ua sena aiar Aa ru 7 Prerequisites iius Ini e MEI UL I E a en rc ISDEM UE 7 Digifort Services Administrator 9 How to execute the Digifort Services Administrator eeceen 9 How to initiate the Digifort Server service ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeesaeseenenes 10 How to stop the Digifort Server service cccceeeeceeeeeeeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeenaaeeeeenes 10 Basic functions of the Administration Client 12 How to execute the Administration Client eeeeeeeeeeseee eene nennen nnne nnn nnn nnn 12 Add Ser VB 75er EE QI Ieri eIyESS enses nV E aU ioris ere es co up eava Io ET Modify Server Delete Server Disconnect from server About DIG ITOLL oer tere ERR evo eet eter erga p E IS eee E e Tsai Seu heP en
29. a 8 t Add Delete In this screen all of the licenses installed in the server are displayed To add a license click on the button Add and to remove a license select the desired license and click on the Remove Button At the end of the configuration click on OK to close the screen Observation If the base license is removed the pack licenses will not be loaded and will disappear automatically from the screen The pack licenses can only be loaded if the base license is installed 4 1 1 How to add a license To add a license click on the Add button in the License Administrator The screen for adding licenses will be displayed as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Licensing Digifort 21 Add License z Licenses 4 Add License 19C DGF DBBF1EC D1EF1 0A29DF 4DC8 MKEY 248569 Options ET If you are not yet a Digifort dient and wish to test the system dick Send Registration data and fill in all data Send Registration data correctly to receive a demo license for 1 month Click Online Licenses to add your license via Internet If you have just made the license request this will take 1 to 2 Online Licenses workdays to be available in our server If you received your license file by e mail click Insert Licence File to add the license to the system Insert License File
30. a Online Licenses is the safest and most practical way to license Digifort After receiving the license confirmation e mail click on the Online Licenses 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Licensing Digifort 23 button A window will be opened listing all of the available licenses for your server as shown in the picture below Online Licenses z Online Q Online Licenses Data System Data Machine code 19C DGF DBBF1EC D1EF1 0A29DF 4DC8 MKEY 248569 System ENTERPRISE Version 6 2 0 0 Release 09 09 2009 Licencas Dispon veis i PartNumber System Devices License Type Creation Date Expiration Date Install DGFEN1008V6 Enterprise 08 Base 09 08 2009 kd PartNumber System Devices License Type Creation Date Expiration Date I Close To install the licences locate the desired license and then click on the icon in the Install column In the case of installation of official licenses install the base license first then all of the pack licenses And in the case of demonstration license installation install it normally After installation of the licenses click on the Close button 4 1 4 How to install licenses via license files In case your server has no access to Internet you must use licensing via license files To carry out this process copy the counter password of your server and send it via e mail to Digifort Your license will be generated using this counter
31. a sequence of numbers This field will set the starting number from which to begin counting Digit count number of spaces you want E g If the counting starts with number 1 and number of decimal places is 4 then the name of the first camera registered will be 0001 Device username User name used for Digifort to authenticate the devices Device password Password used for Digifort to authenticate the devices Root path for recording Enter a directory where Digifort will create a folder for each camera to store your recordings This folder will have the same camera name E g 0001 0002 etc Ap s cadastrar as diversas cameras seus respectivos status automaticamente mudar o para AZUL Camera ja cadastrada Dessa maneira as cameras foram cadastradas com sucesso como mostra a imagem abaixo Camera Register 7 In this register you must add the cameras that the system will manage It s possible to configure several cameras simultaneously selecting the desired es items and clicking the right button Cameras Description 5 0001 0001 a 0002 0002 amp 0003 0003 m 0004 0004 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 75 6 2 6 2 1 Monitoring the status of the recording server In this area of the system you will be able to check up on the general status of all cameras registered in the system To access this function select the item Status in Recording Server in the Configuration
32. amera 11 ca Camera 13 E Camera 14 ES Camera 15 Sa Camera_16 This screen offers the following functions e Type of right List of the types of rights given to the user e Objects List of the objects related to the given right 8 3 User administration functions The Digifort s User Administrator offers rapid access to the most common user configurations In the user register select the desired user and click on the right button A menu will be opened as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 98 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 User Description admin System administration account X everton Operator 5 Jhonatan T John Reset Pass Block Account Unblock Account Expiration of Account Rights Yield Rights Deny Rights Client Features 8 3 1 Reset password Resets the password of the selected user leaving it blank For security reasons this option will be available selecting one user at a time 8 3 2 Block account Blocks the account of selected users making them unable to authenticate in the system com que eles n o consigam autentica o no sistema 8 3 3 Unblock account Unblocks the account of selected users making them able to use the system again 8 3 4 Account expiration 8 3 5 8 3 6 Defines an expiration date for the accounts of the selected users After the expiration date the user can no longer authenticate himself in the
33. amera since its activation or modification of the parameters e Bytes received The number of bytes received from the camera since its activation or modification of the parameters Frames s Frames per second being received from the camera This screen gives us information about all connections made with the camera for recording and video visualization The connections are displayed in tree format that is showing the type of connection with items showing the type of connection and subitems displaying details of the connection To access this feature click on the Connections tab as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 78 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 6 2 1 3 Disk Details of Camera_02 z Recording Connection Connections Disk Connections information 4g Connection 1 Standard profile for video recording Profile media profile associated with the connection To learn what a media profile is see Media Profiles Frames Received Frames received from the camera with this connection since its activation or modification of the parameters Frames per Second Frames per second being received in real time e Bytes Received Bytes received from the camera with this connection since its activation or modification of the parameters e Bytes per Second Bytes per second being received in real time Associated Nodes The nu
34. ation Client Version 6 4 0 0 8 2 Adding modifying and excluding users To access the user administration locate the Users item in the Configurations Menu of the server as shown in the picture below 4 i Digifort Servers 4 llli Local gt amp Recording Server t 5 Licenses Once this is done the user administration screen will be opened on the right side as shown in the picture below Digifort Server Users Use this register to register the users that will have access to the system You will be able to define the access rights individually for each user It s possible to configure various users simultaneously selecting the desired items and clicking the right button User Description admin Conta de administra o do sistema Add Modify Delete After clicking on the Add button the users editing screen will be opened Let s start by inserting the user s data followed by the rights and lastly the client features To modify a previously registered user select it and click on Modify and alter the data as 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved User administration 91 explained on the following pages To remove a user select the desired user and click on the Remove button 8 2 1 User data Digifort Server Users z User Rights Client Features Groups view Rights view g User Management ia Password Confirm Inonata
35. be able to see videos already stored in the server as opposed to live visualization rights where which users are able to visualize cameras in real time are defined To access this feature click on the Recording Visualization Rights tab as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Configurations of Camera 02 z Camera Media Profiles Recording un Live Visualization Motion Sensor Disk Management Recording Visualization Rights Live Visualization Rights Image Buffer Recording visualization rights Groups Delete Groups Add Users This screen presents two lists one of groups and the other of users the list of available groups located at the left and the list of allowed users located at the right To give the right of viewing to a group simply click on Add Groups and choose the desired group in the screen shown in Figure bellow 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 55 Select the objects z Objects a Select the objects c Available Objects S Administration This rights are duplicated in the Surveillance Client in the Recordings area Only the cameras that the user has logged have the right to view to view recordings will appear in the list of cameras 6 1 8 How to c
36. camera is working normally and if the status is Out of order some communication problem with the camera is happening check the electrical and logical net The list can be classified by camera names by their status or by description To do so simply click above the desired topic An arrow will show which topic is being listed and if it s increasing or decreasing order as shown in the figure C mera 4 Status Descri o To display details about the functioning of each camera give a double click on the desired camera The details will be described in the next topics 6 2 1 1 Recording Connection This screen gives detailed information about the connection used with the camera for image recording as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 77 Details of Camera_02 z IP Active Time Inactive Time Frames s 6 2 1 2 Connections Recording connection information Frames Received 431 Bytes Received 8 283 250 Bytes 7MB i Recording Connection Connections l Disk 192 168 10 101 0 Hour s 0 Minute s and 45 Second s 0 Hour s 0 Minute s and 0 Second s 9 Frames per Second e IP IP address of the camera e Active Time Activity time of the camera since its activation or modification of the parameters e Inactive Time Inactivity time of the camera e Photos received The number of photos received from the c
37. click on the OK button To remove a disk limit select it and click on the Remove button 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter Server Information 111 10 Server Information In this area of the system you will be able to accompany the performance of the server receiving data such as processor and memory utilization network traffic etc To access this feature click on the Server Information item in the Configurations Menu as shown in the picture below 4 i Digifort Servers 4 i Local gt amp Recording Server D Users i Configurations ae Licenses Once this is done a window will be opened on the right side with server information as shown in the picture below Information about the Server This screen supplies real time information about your server such as processor usage memory bandwidth etc Information Server Version 6 3 0 0 Version Release Date 04 12 2009 Release Type Alpha 4 Platform Windows XP 2003 Vista 2008 7 Active Time 0 Hour s 0 Minute s and 13 Second s Global Processor Utilization 25 Memory Utilization by Server 16 MB Global Memory Utilization 1972 MB Opened Connections 1 Connection s Logged in Clients 1 Client s Input Traffic 0 kbits s Output Traffic 0 kbits s 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 112 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 10 1 Monito
38. clicking the right button LI Digifort Server User Groups Group Description administrators administrators Add Modify Delete By clicking on the Add button the group edition screen will open up Let s start by introducing a group moving on to the entitlements and then the features To change an already registered user select it and click on Change and then change the data as explained throughout the manual To remove a user select the user you wish to remove and click on the Remove button 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved User administration 101 Add group Group Rights Client Features PTZ_ Rights View a User Groups Manager Group Administration Group Description administration Login Times Login IPs Group Users amp everton John When adding a group the first step is to indicate its main data i e e Group Username which must be indicated when logging in to any module of the Digifort System Once saved it cannot be altered Group description A brief description of the user to help identify him in the system Login times To learn about this feature refer to Login Times Login IPs To learn about this feature refer to Login IPs Group Users List of users in the group To add a user to the group simply click on Add and a window will open so that you may select th
39. d Basic functions of the Administration Client 13 4 lli Digifort Servers 4 W Local Configurations Menu This menu displays the Q Recording Server configurations available for the selected server The 39 Users configurations are shown in tree format that is with items Configurations and sub items To access some server configuration Licenses click on the desired menu The configurations related to ig Server Information the selected item will be displayed in the reserved area at the right of the item 3 1 4 Add Server P Add Server Starts the inclusion of a server Use this button to add servers that are administered by the Administration Client To learn how to include servers Add see How to configure the servers to be administrated Server 3 1 2 Modify Server Modify Server With the server selected this option shows the server ra settings configuration Modify Server 3 1 3 Delete Server e Delete Server Delete selected server it Delete Server 3 1 4 Disconnect from server ig Disconnect from server Terminates the connection and administration of the selected server To disconnect from a server select it in the Configurations Menu and click on this button Disconnect 3 1 5 About Digifort lan About Show information about current Digifort version Digifort About 3 1 6 How to configure the servers to be a
40. d areas After selection of the desired areas configure the sensitivity of motion As default the sensitivity is 8096 With this value it s already possible to detect any type of motion in the image Once this is done click on the Test button to visualize the functioning of the selected motion detection For performance reasons Digifort analyses the camera images at two frames per second that is it s not necessary to detect motion in all of the frames but only to analyze an image every 500ms With this default any type of movement is detected 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 52 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 The picture below demonstrates the workings of the motion sensor with selection of areas sensitive to motion Motion Sensor fh Configurations of the Motion Sensor Parameters Type of Detection Selection Exclusion Sensitivity 80 The picture below demonstrates the workings of the motion sensor with selection of areas not sensitive to motion 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 53 Motion Sensor Parameters Type of Detection Selection Exclusion Sensitivity 90 6 1 7 How to configure the recording visualization rights This area of the camera register is reserved for the definition of the rights of visualization of recordings that is which users will
41. dia profile being edited and the capture time informed in this screen Based on the video received a calculation in made to determine the size of the disk space necessary for storing the images generated by this camera a given number of days and the expected motion detection rate To start the process of disk space calculation inform the capture time value and then click on Start Capture Once this is done the video is captured and analyzed displaying the screen below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 41 Disk Space Calculator i Calculator E 1 i Calulator for disk space usage Capture parameters Capture time 5 O Seconds Start Capture Status 5 Seconds 20 Frames 320 549 Bytes Capture results 20 Frames Average of 15 7 KB Camera image Image Resolution 320x240 Parameters for storage calculation Frames per Second Days of recording Ca Ca 4 5 7 m Motion Detection 100 of motion expected Total disk space to be used 38 773 607 040 KB 37 864 850 MB 36 977 GB After the end of the analysis of the captured video the calculator fills the maximum frames per second value that the camera is able to send that is if the media profile was configured for recording at 30 frames per second but the camera is only able to send 12 frames this value will be 12 Modify the values of frames per second days of recording and estimation of the
42. dministrated The first step to be done in the configuration of a server is to add it to the list of servers to be administrated by the Administration Client To add a server click on the Add Server button opening the server registration screen as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 14 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Add Digifort Server Server ical Add Digifort Server Server Name Server IP Servidores E 192 168 0 11 8600 lili 192 168 10 15 9600 Ei 192 168 10 172 8600 iilii 192 168 10 4 8600 iilii 192 168 10 74 8600 Server Name Enter the name of the server to be added After confirmation of the data the name of the server cannot be changed e Server IP Enter the IP of the server to be administrated e Port Enter the communication port of the server As a standard the port is 8600 The communication port of the server cannot be changed this configuration should only be changed if accessing the server located in remote places for example Internet Servers This list will contain all of the Digifort servers that the Administration Client found in the network Upon clicking on one of the servers the IP and Port fields described above will be filled in automatically leaving only the Server Name field to be entered to complete the registration After correctly informing all data click OK After inc
43. e Digifort version on your computer is compatible you will get the following message A compatible version is already installed on your computer do you wish to execute it 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Automatic Client update 123 r Digifort Client Updater d A client version compatible with the server is already installed on your computer do you want to run it Client version ENTERPRISE 6 4 0 BETA 13 Server version ENTERPRISE 6 4 0 BETA 14 Status Installing Download progress Canc Continue the installation as normal and at the end click on Finish 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 124 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Completing the InstallAware Wizard for Digifort Enterprise 6 4 Beta 15 You have successfully completed the InstallAware Wizard for Digifort Enterprise 6 4 Beta 15 To dose this wizard dick Finish Once installed the compatible client is ready to connect to the requested server 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved
44. e below Configurations of Camera 02 a Camera Media Profiles Recording Live visualization Motion Sensor Disk Management Recording Visualization Rights Live Visualization Rights Image Buffer 8 Disk Management The server can be configured to delete the oldest recordings according to three types of limits Recording Limit by Days Recording Limit by Hours and Disk Space When configured for Limit of Hours or Days the server will automatically and dynamically allocate the necessary disk space to keep the images for the specified time and when configured for Limit by Disk Space then you must specify a limit in MB for the camera recordings Limit of Days D Limit of Hours Disk Space Limit Days for Recording Limit of Hours Space Limit in MB 7 73 m rari 7 2 168 2000 D 6 1 11 1 Recording by limit of days Recording by limit of days keeps the camera images stored in disk during only the specified absolute number of days For a better understanding of this type of configuration let s suppose we have these two situations 1 The recording mode of the camera is configured for continuous recording always record and the limit of days of recording is configured for seven days With this configuration seven days of images are stored in disk and when the eighth day comes the oldest recording first day will be deleted 2 The recording mode of the camera is configured for recording by mo
45. e user to be added as shown in the picture To remove a user simply select it from the list and click on the Remove button 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 102 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Select the objects bj Objects g Select the objects w Available Objects amp Jhonatan Livio Marcio Paul suporte Wemerson 8 4 4 Group rights After filling in the main user data the access rights must be configured As default the rights are configured for a surveillance user profile that is the user will only be able to carry out the system operations of live surveillance and video playback As configurac es de direitos para o grupo igual a configurac o de direitos de usu rio 8 4 2 Surveillance Client Features The configuration of the features of the Surveillance Client is very important for the security of a site This feature offers tools that affect the person who monitors the cameras causing other factors to impair the attention of the operator The configuration of the Resources of the Surveillance Client for the group is the same as the configuration of the Resources of the Surveillance Client of the user To learn how to configure the Resources of the Surveillance Client of the group see Surveillance Client Features 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved User administration 103 8 4 3 Rights Inquiry
46. er These are the devices that were not found in the data base of approved devices in Digifort This can occur if the unit is not actually approved or the name of the manufacturer driver is written differently than is registered in Digifort In case the name is incorrect it can be corrected on the screen itself through a selection box as shown below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 73 192 168 5 105 Panasonic Network Camera BB HCM311A 192 168 5 111 VIVOTEK INC Network Camera with Pan Tilt PZ71X 1 192 168 5 131 Thor Security AXIS P1346 P1346 Topica ndows Media are Toshiba Traficon TRENDnet Truen UDP Verint VISIONxIP i Device ready to register Vivotek Bi Device available to register but ne WHO Player N l Device already registered ives lll Device can not be registered Zavio e Blue Device already registered These are devices that are already registered in Digifort e Grey Device cannot be registered In this case the device or software located did not return any IP address and the device cannot be added automatically There are two ways to register the devices found 6 1 13 1 Registration of one device only e Registration of one device only Select a product over the box as shown below Address Manufacturer Model name Model number Driver V 192 168 5 102 Axis AXIS P5534 P5534 Axis P5534 192 168 5 110 Vivotek Network Camera IP7138 Vivo
47. figure camera OVON Sne a raa e rre ea aa ae Eea aa Por ar aa E Aa erea a AED Aaa aeea aaa aapa siani 57 How to configure automatic events ssssssssssssssssssssseseeeen eene nennen ener tnnt nrns inns sens nnns enr n siena 58 How to configure the communications failure event sssssssssssssseeeeeeeneeneeene nnne 59 How to configure the recording failure event eterne nennen 59 How to corifigurethe alarm actoris arr tet roe tec m e e EE HEC CR Ee T e Ye aaa 60 Send an e mail message to a group of persons in the case of an alarm 60 Sound an alarmin the Surveillance Client sesessseeeeeeenennneennnen nennen 61 Send instant message to the operator of the computer ssssssssssssssesesseeeeeneeeenene nnne 62 Howto configure the Privacy MaskK rhet enint nen erae Eee nae NS e pne e Ye daa aaae Dea eeose aua Aao asa aispa 63 How to configure the Disk Management eeueesesssesssesesseseeeeeeen nnne nena tnnt nnn nnns nnns sn tnn san tn nsns nass ennnen 65 Recording by lirritof days o eher etre rede tie dir dn repe deberet e EH e Rega 66 Recording by lirrit of HOUES oce o Ine pain PETI etre ne RP TER ene ee Ve dre de tee 67 Camera management fU fctiOns rien rite e aa EE nene Xe Ea 3E Gea ea e apa a aaae nS Aai da aiaa aiana 67 Activate Camera ian nere oA vin in rpm nine 68 DisactivVat Camera oie aN Mayas eb eld Sa ga oben eine Mana id en
48. fline method must be used when the computer has no access to Internet If you wish to register later close this window and select the desired option as shown below Postpone Server Registration Do you really want to postone the registration process Remember me In1day In 2 days In 3 days 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 28 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 5 2 Registering Digifort Online To register Digifort online click on the Register Online Button A screen will be displayed with the form to be filled out as shown in the figure below Online License Registration General Q Online License Registration rading name Contact person name Email address Retype email address Telephone No Address City Suburb State Province Country No Selection Postal code Installer company name Installer name Installer telephone No Fill in all of the fields and click on Send A registration confirmation screen will be displayed together with your registration code as shown in the figure below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Registering Digifort 29 Online License Registration z General Q Online License Registration a The registration of your server license was completed successfully Your registration code is 9337 79795 871 85659 Product registrati
49. formation about Digifort s present licensing state will appear at the right as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Licensing Digifort 19 Use this screen to configure or check the system s license Here you will be able to request and install your license aS Digifort Server Licenses Total number of Licenses Licenses s 99 Cameras We can take the following information from this screen e Total of licenses Number of licenses installed in the server followed by the number of cameras with recording support and the number of alarm devices with surveillance support e Base license The name of the company to which this software is licensed appears in this field To configure the server s licenses click on the Configure Licences button This action will result in execution of the Licences Administrator as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 20 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Licenses Manager Licenses 4 Licences Manager Installed Licenses License 4 231 DGFLIC BG9Nn 4 231 DGFLIC BG9Nn 4 231 DGFLIC BG9Nn 4 231 DGFLIC BG9Nn Software EXPLORER EXPLORER EXPLORER EXPLORER Part Number DGFPR1116V6 DGFPR2001V6 DGFPR1104V6 DGFPR 1008V6 Type of Lic Type of Object Objects Pack Camera 16 Base Alarm Device 1 Pack Camera 4 Base Camer
50. g Server 4 Users W Status Users S Groups ie Configurations Licenses il Server Information 8 1 1 Monitoring user activity This feature is very important for the security of the server since logged in users activity is monitored here If the user is taking an undue action he can be disconnected or blocked To access this feature locate the Status item in the Users item in the Configurations Menu 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved User administration 89 of the server as shown in the picture below 4 ij Digifort Servers 4 lili Local gt Recording Server Configurations Licenses ijl Server Information Once this is done the system user activity screen will be opened on the right as shown in the picture below Users connected to the Digifort server Use this feature to monitor the users that are connected to the system in real time This screen supplies information such as IP type of connection and active time of the connected users User IP Type Connected Time amp admin 127 0 0 1 Administration Client 0 Hora s 11 Minuto s e 24 Segundo s Disconnect All presently logged in users of the system are displayed showing information such as user name IP address server access type and connection time To disconnect a user select the user and click on the Disconnect button 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 90 Administr
51. g by motion detection and the limit of hours of recording is configured for 168 hours Supposing that in the last two days there was no motion detection in this camera Then the equivalent of nine days will be stored in disk even though 168 hours is equivalent to seven days When the 169th hour comes the system will eliminate the limit configured in days freeing disk space for new recordings Tip Using the limit of recording by hours in a very interesting alternative when used together with motion detection as it maximizes the number of hours that can be recorded in disk 6 1 12 Camera management functions Digifort allows the basic configurations in common with all cameras to be applied in batch Select the desired cameras and click on the right button opening the Options Menu as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 68 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Cameras Description amp Camera 12 Camera 12 amp Camera 01 Camera 1 Camera 02 Activate Camera 5 Camera 03 amp Camera_04 Deactivate Camera amp Camera 05 gt Recording media profile 5 Camera 06 pd 3 P i amp Camera 07 Visualization media profile Sa Camera 08 Alarm Buffer Camera 1i Disk Limit 5 Camera 13 ee amp eCamera 14 ypr oceecoming Sa Camera 15 Relay amp Camera 16 Media profile Yield rights of video playback gt Yield rights of live
52. ge license the software s registration window will automatically be displayed as shown in the figure below To understand how to install licenses in Digifort see Licensing Digifort 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Registering Digifort 27 Server License Registration z General Server License Registration About Registration Your Digifort product is licensed but not registered yet By registering your Digifort product it will ensure you receive notifications of product updates newsletters and special offers It will also guarantee you receive technical and installation support as well as additional benefits If you choose not to register you may not be eligible for product updates upgrades technical or installation support Digifort is committed to protecting your online privacy Any information provided to us will remain strictly confidential Online Registration If this computer has Internet connectivity please click the Online Registration button to proceed Recommended method Online Registration Offline Registration If this computer doesn t have Internet connectivity please click the Offiline Registration button to proceed Registration of Digifort can be done in two ways Online and Offline The Online method is recommended but can be used only when the computer which is executing the Administration Client is connected to Internet The Of
53. ghts see Users rights 6 1 12 11 Deny live surveillance rights Denies live surveillance rights for the selected cameras In the option users or groups a screen will open up with a list of all users or groups registered in the system Select the users gruops to whom you want to give the right to video playback for these cameras and click on OK To learn about live surveillance rights see Users rights 6 1 13 Finding and registering cameras automatically Digifort possess the option to have cameras that support the UPnP protocol to be automatically located and registered into the system We shall see below how this feature works 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 70 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 On the screen of camera register click the button Find as shown in the image below Camera Register wn In this register you must add the cameras that the system will manage It s possible to configure several cameras simultaneously selecting the desired s items and clicking the right button Cameras Description Camera 01 Camera 01 Add Modify Delete Find The following screen appears 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 71 Media devices finder n M FETTE Finder a Media devices finder Search Start Stop Fast search UPnP devices found Address Manufacturer Model name Device ready
54. icture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 33 Camera Register wn In this register you must add the cameras that the system will manage It s possible to configure several cameras simultaneously selecting the desired items and clicking the right button Cameras Description amp Camera 01 Camera 01 Add Modify pelete Find To add a camera click on Add To modify or remove a camera select the desired camera and click on the corresponding button 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 34 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 6 1 1 Camera data Configurations of Camera 01 E Disk Management Recording Visualization Rights Live Visualization Rights Image Buffer Camera Media Profiles Recording Live Visualization Motion Sensor C General camera data Camera Name Camera Description Camera 01 Camera 1 Manufacturer Sony v Sony Electronics Inc Camera Model Firmware Sony SNC RZ30N v 2 04or Greater Recording Directory c asd asd f 7 Activate Camera Loc cane Camera Name Enter a name for the camera This name will be used as an internal reference of the system Therefore once saved it cannot be modified Description of the camera Enter a short description for the camera to aid in its identification In the Surveillance Client it is this description
55. igurations these being recording by limit of days recording by limit of hours and recording by limit of disk space The disk manager includes three types of configurations recording by day limit recording by time limit and recording by disk space limit In the types of configuration by day and time limits the system automatically allocates the space needed to record the images within the limit specified by making a statistical analysis based on the images already recorded by the camera A set of cameras that does not need much space will then transfer that unused space to another camera that needs it always respecting the recording limit configured for each camera With Digifort you can record images in various storage places and HDs for example RAID5 or superior automatically counterbalancing the amount of recording This is the most recommended method and the most reliable one guaranteeing that the images will be found in the future when requested if the day limit has 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 66 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 not been surpassed In recording by disk space limit the quantity of disk space to be used by the camera must be specified When this limit is surpassed the system automatically eliminates the oldest recordings of the camera in order to occupy only the configured space To access this feature click on the Disk Management tab as shown in the pictur
56. isk Management Recording Visualization Rights ___Live Visualization Rights ImageBuffer li Camera l Media Profiles Recording Live Visualization Motion Sensor 5 4o Recording parameters Camera Address Port 80 User Password 192 168 10 101 80 amp administrador eoecccce Media Profile Connection timeout in MS Recording x 300 Recording Type Always Record Record by Motion C Cem 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 43 6 1 3 1 Camera address 6 1 3 2 Port IP or DNS address of the camera The IP address to be used must already be internally configured in the camera The port for communication with the camera Most cameras in the market use port 80 for connection The port to be used must already be internally configured in the camera 6 1 3 3 User and Password Informs the user who Digifort will use to carry out the authentication of the camera Consult the manual of your camera to find the standard user and how to add more users Informs the password that Digifort will use to carry out the authentication of the camera Consult the manual of your camera to find the standard password and how to modify it Important it s recommended that you inform the user and the password of the camera in the correct fields as some camera features depend on this information for previous authentication and execution of the requested com
57. ivacy Masks Configuration Privacy Masks a Privacy Masks Configuration In the example of the picture above the visualization of the entrance of the house is not permitted to the operator The effect of this configuration is demonstrated in the picture below To add a privacy mask click on the left button of the mouse over the image and drag it forming a rectangle To remove a selected area make a rectangle with the right button of the mouse englobing all of the area of the mask to be removed or click on Eliminate Selection to eliminate all of the created masks 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 65 Live image 6 1 11 How to configure the Disk Management Digifort has an advanced system of disk management responsible for the administration of the recorded images For good performance of the server this configuration must be very well thought out before executing as it involves several factors such as available disk space type of recording selected for the camera number of cameras in the system etc As the space we have in disk is always limited Digifort needs to eliminate old recordings to store new ones For this purpose a time limit or space limit for the recordings must be specified so that when the configured limit is reached the old recordings are eliminated freeing space for the new recordings The disk manager offers three types of conf
58. k of 16 cameras but have licenses for the recording of only eight Then only eight can be recorded the other eight can only be visualized The licenses only work in the server for which the registration solicitation was made This is because each server generates a different counter password and the licenses are granted on basis of this counter password making them unique There are two methods for licensing Digifort licensing via Internet and via license files Licensing via Internet is the safest and the most recommended but in case your server has no access to Internet use licensing via license files Tip As Digifort functions in the Client Server platform the registration request doesn t have to be made by the server itself that is any other computer in the network can make this request by way of the Administration Client Important If the recording server is formatted a new counter password is generated by the server Thus a new registration must be made How to configure the licenses Before starting your server make sure that the HardKey which is sold together with the software is correctly connected to your machine To start the licensing of Digifort after logging in to the server find the Licenses item located on the servers Configurations Menu as shown in the picture below 4 gf Digifort Servers 4 i Local A Recording Server Users Configurations Licenses Il Server Information Once this is done in
59. l Configurations iccirco eoe rcr aa xe cae khan n a Rene Dre aaa vo daga aevo Dae R aue arua 105 SUMP Configuratioris tne coe tete che e EIER Eee ea Ree Le rax Oud eo DR ER e Eee vae e Una e 107 aL NI CM Em 108 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Contents 5 Part X Server Information 111 1 Monitoring by graphics enit Perder d a Doer nau iaioa eo Eee rea Dcus 112 Part XI System Logs 114 1 How to access the system logs 1e erede tesa tre reni rn RR Ra Dern Ro aiani 114 2 How to visualize the event lOgs cccecesseececeeeeeeeeeceeneeeeeeseeneeceaseneneesenseeeseeseeneeceeteneneess 115 Part XII Web Server 119 1 How to access the configurations of the Web Server eeeeeee 119 Part XIII Automatic Client update 122 Index 0 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter Welcome to Digifort Explorer Manual 7 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 Welcome to Digifort Explorer Manual This User Manual and Technical References provides all of the information needed to effectively implement and use all of the basic and advanced features found in the Digifort ExplorerSystem Administration Client This manual is constantly updated and does not include the features for Digifort s Beta versions Information about the use of audio will be included in the next version of this manual Screen Shots The screen shots contained in
60. l use up more bandwidth in your network and more disk space but will offer smoother movement A lower rate of frames per second will use up less bandwidth in your network and less disk space but the movement will be jerkier It has been scientifically proven that at three to seven frames per second it is possible to recognize all movements of a person In Some cases it might not be possible for the camera to send the configured number of frames per second especially at high frames per second rates This is due to various factors such as the bad functioning of the internal network the number of connections made to the camera and the processing power of the camera As parameters specific to an individual piece of equipment we can cite insertion of text into the image image rotation color levels etc Some cameras may not support the adjustment of common parameters such as for example the frame rate and the image quality In these cases adjustments must be made directly in the camera using its own interface How the Media Profiles save network bandwidth The media profiles also help to save network bandwidth To explain this concept first we will define two media profiles described below Parameter Value Parameter Value Video Motion Video Motion compression JPEG compression JPEG Image resolution 640x480 Image resolution 640x480 Image quality Medium Image quality M dia Frame rate 4 fps Frame rate 30 fp
61. llance client To learn about the configurations of the Surveillance Client consult the manual of the Surveillance Client e Don t allow the user to close the surveillance client Blocks closing of the Surveillance Client by the user e Don t allow the user to minimize the surveillance client Blocks minimization of the Surveillance Client by the user keeping it locked to the system e Blocks the workstation Blocks the user s workstation not allowing the use of functions such as CTRL ALT DEL ALT TAB and any other command that could terminate the Surveillance Client 8 2 4 Groups Inquiry Allows viewing of the groups in which the user is registered 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 96 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Digifort Server Users a User Rights Client Features Groups view Rights View a User groups view Groups S Administration 8 2 5 Rights Inquiry This screen allows viewing of the rights given to the user such as for example the right to view and playback cameras and maps 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved User administration 97 Digifort Server Users s User Rights Client Features Groups view Rights View q User rights view User Right Type Camera video playback Objects E Camera 05 amp Camera 06 a Camera 07 p Camera 08 Ca C
62. lusion of the server it will be displayed in the Configuration Menu as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Basic functions of the Administration Client 15 4 Ali Digifort Servers All Digifort M Local Add Server Modify Parameters Delete Server To change the parameters of a server already saved click on the right button over the desired server and then click on Modify Parameters In the screen that opens modify the data as necessary and click on OK To exclude a server click on the right button over the desired server and then click on Exclude Server Click on Yes on the confirmation message that appears Tip If the Digifort Server is being executed on the same computer as the Administration Client the Loopback IP identified by 127 0 0 1 may be informed Tip If the Digifort Server is being executed on the same computer as the Administration Client the Loopback IP identified by 127 0 0 1 may be informed 3 2 How to connect a management server After adding the server locate in it in the Configurations Menu and double click on it Once this is done you will be asked to provide a username and password to access the server configurations as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 16 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Server Login z Server Local IP 127 0 0 1 Port 8599 User
63. mand The user to be supplied must be the administrator user of the camera To get this information consult the user manual of your camera 6 1 3 4 Connection timeout in MS 6 1 3 5 Type of recording 6 1 3 6 Media profile This parameter is used by the system when the connection with the camera is somehow lost Then every X milliseconds the system will try to re establish the connection where Xis the specified value To convert this value to seconds simply divide this value by 1 000 By default this parameter is already configured at 4000ms 4 seconds Digifort Explorer offers three types of recording continuous recording always record recording by motion detection and recording by scheduling Continuous recording will record to disk all images received by the camera Recording by motion detection will record images only when there is motion Recording by scheduling permits the configuring of recording times in which the camera will always record record by motion detection or not record In most cases recording by motion detection or event is the most appropriate as it drastically reduces disk space used To learn more about recording by motion detection see How to configure the Motion Sensor Select the media profile to be used in recording of the camera 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 44 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 6 1 4 How to configure the visualization of the camera
64. mber of features being used in this connection In this case the connection is being used only for recording the images showing the value 1 If the camera were also being monitored via Relay Server by this connection the value 2 would be displayed This screen supplies us with information about disk space usage by this camera To access this feature click on the Disk tab as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 79 Details of Camera 02 amp Recording Connection Connections Disk 8 Disk usage information Frames Recorded 70 Bytes Recorded 1 349 226 Bytes 1MB Hours of Recording 1 5 Hour s Estimation of Recording Hours 0 Hour s Days of Recording 0 Day s and 5 8 Hour s Estimation of Recording Days 0 Day s and 0 Hour s Limit 1 MB Disk Used 176 993 954 Bytes 168MB For a better understanding of all of these items read the topic about Disk Management on page How to configure the Disk Management e Photos recorded The number of photos recorded by the camera since its activation or modification of the parameters e Bytes recorded The number of bytes recorded by the camera since its activation or modification of the parameters e Hours of recording Hours of recording stored in disk e Estimated hours of recording Estimation of the number of hours of recording e Days of recording Days of recording stored in di
65. mple To learn how to use this feature see How to remotely configure analogical cameras How to configure the Presets Control Presets are memorized positions of a movable camera With this feature we can memorize positions and at any moment rapidly send the focus of the camera to the desired position Each model of camera supports a certain number of presets The role of Digifort is to maintain an internal positions list created by the user referring to the list of internal presets of the camera that is the position 1 created by the user is associated to internal position 1 of the camera for example When the user adds a preset the two positions are linked The presets will be available for use in the Surveillance Client Consult the Surveillance Client to learn how to call up the configured preset To access this feature click on the Presets Control button opening the screen below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 48 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Presets Control Presets Control 4p Presets Control Presets List Nr Description FOCUS 2 g s e Click 2 times on Preset to position the camera IRIS Movement Adjustments Movement Speed Preset Movement Speed Q 90 Add Modify Delete PAN bar Moves the camera to the left and to the right TILT bar Moves the camera up and down ZOOM bar Moves the camera s zo
66. mum speed of the camera Presets list This list contains all of the presets registered for this camera To position the camera in a preset double click on the preset Add button Memorizes the present position of the camera To learn how to use this feature see How to create a preset Modify button Modifies the selected preset Exclude button Excludes the selected preset Download button Loads the configured camera presets directly to the camera Preset movement speed Specifies the movement speed of the camera from one preset to another This value is expressed as a percentage and its default value is 10096 of the maximum speed Important The presets list shows only a list of presets belonging to the camera All presets created by Digifort are saved in the camera itself Digifort associates the item of the list with the preset of the camera by way of its number Tip it s possible to position the camera merely by clicking on the image in the place in which you wish to centralize it or use a table joystick 6 1 5 8 How to create a preset The process of creation of presets is quite easy simply positioning the camera with the controls presented in the previous topic and clicking on Add as shown in the picture below Preset Control m p Preset Control Preset Number Preset Description 0 EJ Position 1 V Store the Preset on the camera with its present position Cancel e Preset number The number of
67. n The creation of users is very important for the good organization and security of the Digifort Server The system s administrator must define a set of users who are responsible for the monitoring and correction of events related to the operation of the Digifort System With time these users are automatically notified by the system regarding the conditions and abnormalities that occur and that were defined by the organization as worthy of checking out An abnormal situation would be a camera that stopped working or a vault that alerted about someone s undue entry for example These users must be of the utmost trust to the company as a security solution only works with trustworthy equipment and personnel Digifort Explorer offers the administration of up to eight users the user admin which comes previously registered with all access rights and that cannot be removed and seven other users to be created The user administrator of Digifort is divided into two parts Status where the activity of users in the server can be monitored and Users where system users can be included modified and excluded from the system 8 1 Administrating users To access the area of user administration locate the Users item in the Configuration Menu of the server to be administrated and give a double click The item will be expanded showing the Status and Users options as shown in the picture below 4 i Digifort Servers 4 illi Local amp Recordin
68. n User Description User Account Options V The user cannot change the password V Account blocked Account Expiration Never Expires on quarta feira The first step is to add a User is inform their primary data they are e User Name of the user This must be informed at login in any module of the Digifort System After being saved it cannot be modified e Password The user s password Confirm Enter the users password again Description of the user A brief description of the user for aiding in his identification in the system User account options o The user cannot change the password With this option marked the user can never change his password leaving this up to the system administrator o This user will receive alerts With this option marked the user will receive the configured alerts when some event occurs 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 92 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 o Account blocked With this option marked the user will not be able to authenticate himself in the system e Expiration of the account In this parameter you can define a date upon which the user account will expire If the user account expires he will not be able to authenticate himself in the system To reactivate an expired account mark the option Never or change the expiration to a later one o Never The user account never expires o Expires on The user account expires on
69. n aden dy 68 Media Profiles DRM 68 R cording media profile cies ec oerte t vele aie A Geni e EX PERHAPS RR OA 68 Viewing media profile 02 a rr eere ri eere eir es eene e P E eerte dederit 68 Type of recording 69 MEET PES 69 Give video playback rights coit rte bete cnr i m A e UR EX RETE CI e T e e Y E Ae et US 69 Give live surveillance rights ener nnhnr enne nennen nnns en rn sien Enee EnEn EEEn 69 Deny video playback fighls o estt inp eder epe ey o eg eee de erbe pb dede 69 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 4 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Deny live surveillance TIghils soiree e PO Ye Ve dee t OR cei EH aed RE EB FO a TU ete adeo ep ee 69 Finding and registering cameras automatically cccsscccsseeceseeeeseeeseeeeeseeeseeeeesneeseneeeeneeesaeeseeneeseeeeeseeees 69 Registration of one device only 2 oeste enne t e Gee idee eie de on Der re ee de ore du ee EEEE EnEn 73 Registration of various devices ssssssssssssssssssssseseeeen enne enne nne tenete nrns enn sre n rn e nrns enn siena 73 2 Monitoring the status of the recording server eeseeeeeeeeennnnne n ener 75 Monitoring the status of cameras individually eeeeesesiseesseeesseseseee eene nnn nne nenne nnnm nnnm n nn nnn nnn 75 Recording CoOrmectlion s s ere leek ne ee te hse duit ei e E de een eadein ERR 76 COMMECTIONS MT
70. nce this is done the contacts register will be displayed on the right as shown in the picture below Alert Contacts Use this register to register the contacts who will receive the system alerts by e mail or SMS Contact Description 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Alerts and Events 83 To add a contact click on the Add button To modify a contact select it and click on the Modify button To exclude a contact select it and click on the Exclude button 7 1 2 How to configure the contact groups The creation of contact groups is necessary since Digifort sends e mail notifications not only to a contact but also to a group of contacts To access the contact groups register click on the item Groups as shown in the picture below 4 Al Digifort Servers 4 iili Local R Recording Server 4 Alerts and Events Contacts S Groups Logs W Users Configurations Web Server Licenses Mi Server Information Logs Once this is done the group register will be displayed at the right as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 84 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 LE Alert groups s Use this register to register the groups of contacts that will receive the system alerts by e mail or SMS To add a contact to group the contact must be previosly registered M Group
71. nts in a scene To learn about motion search consult the manual of the Surveillance Client Configuration of cameras Allows the user to configure the cameras to be managed by the system Status of the recording server Allows the user to check the general status of the system and the individual status of each camera getting information like used disk space frames per second received activity time etc e Allow PTZ control Allows the user to control movable cameras with PTX functions e Allows locking of the PTZ controls Allows the user to lock the movement of the camera by priority e Alarm device configurations Allows the user to access the configurations of alarm devices e Alarm device status Allows the user to access the monitoring of the status of the alarm devices 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 94 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Alert contacts register Allows the user to access the alert contacts register The contacts must be registered to receive notification of system abnormalities of the occurrence of events Alert groups register Allows the user to access the alert groups register Alert groups have the purpose of grouping alert contacts aimed and categorizing and sending notifications to various contacts Alert log configurations Allows the user to access the configurations of the alert logs Alert logs register all alerts that occur in the system such as the set
72. om in and out Focus bar Adjusts the camera s focus in case this isn t done automatically Iris bar Adjusts the camera s iris in case this isn t done automatically Home button This configuration is located on the button identified by an H Clicking on this button causes the camera to be positioned in its initial factory determined position Advanced PTZ button This configuration is located on the button identified by an A Clicking on this button causes the advanced PTZ controls to be displayed To learn how to use this feature see Advanced PTZ Visual Joystick button This configuration is located on the button identified by a J Clicking on this button causes the visual joystick to be displayed over the allowing you to control its movement by mouse To learn how to use this feature see page Visual Joystick Movement adjustments o PTZ by bar Define in what way the new camera positioning will be obtained This configuration can have one of two values Absolute PTZ The new positioning commands of the camera will be absolute that is relative to the Home position Relative PTZ The new positioning commands of the camera will be relative 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 49 to the present position o Movement speed Movement speed of the camera while its position is being adjusted This value is expressed as a percentage and its default value is 9096 of the maxi
73. omatic events Digifort Explorer offers control over automatic events which are failure of communication with the camera failure of recording images in disk and motion detection in the camera The communication failures occurs when a camera looses contact with the server which could be sign of violence against the camera attack on site with destruction of the equipment or could be sign of mishap fire lack of electrical power or even abnormalities in the system The recording failures occur when the server s disk burns for example and motion detection occurs when some motion in the scene is detected by the camera For all events it s possible to define a different set of alarm actions by simply clicking on the corresponding Alarm Actions button To configure the automatic events click on Configure Automatic Events as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 59 Event Configuration 2 Events A Camera Events Communication Failure The system can recognize if a camera stops working and should this occur can activate some alarm actions V Activate communication failure event Alarm Actions Checking Time 60 Cw seconds Recording Failure Oo If the camera recording fails the system can activate various alarm actions v Activate recording failure event Alarm Actions Motion Detection If the sy
74. on o The server was registered successfully 5 3 Registering Digifort Offline To register Digifort offline click on the Register Offline button A screen will be displayed with instructions on how to register Digifort Follow the instructions shown in the screen and click on Register 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 30 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Offline License Registration Registration ii Offline License Registration Machine Code E19C DGF DBBF1EC D1EF1 0A29DF 4DC8 MKEY 248569 Intructions To register your Digifort product follow the steps below 1 License Registration Website Using a computer with Internet connectivity navigate to the address http www digifort com LicenseRegistration php 2 Machine Code Required Fill in the form using the Machine Code provided above 3 Registration Code After you complete the registration form you will receive a Registration Code Paste this code into the field below and dick on the Register button Registration Code Paste the registration code here 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter 32 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 6 Recording Server This chapter is dedicated to the Recording Server of the Digifort System It is in this module that the cameras are registered and their functioning is monitored The Recording Server i
75. on Rights Live Visualization Rights Image Buffer li Camera Media Profiles Recording ili Live Visualization Motion Sensor 4 Motion sensor configurations The motion sensor is an advanced feature that allows you to select image areas which will be sensitive to motion for recording by motion detection To know how to configure the motion sensor check the user manual To configure the motion sensor click on the Configure Sensor Button After clicking on this button the motion sensor configuration window will open with a real image from the camera as can be seen in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 51 Motion sensor configurations s Motion Sensor Motion sensor configurations Detection Type Selection Exdusion Sensitivity 80 Y In this screen you will be able to select the areas that will be sensitive to motion or areas will not be sensitive to motion To select areas that will be sensitive to motion select the detection type Selection a click on the image dragging the mouse to form a selection box To select areas that will not be sensitive to motion select the button Exclusion repeating the process To exclude already configured areas click on the right button of the mouse and select the box to be excluded or click on the Eliminate Selection button to eliminate all of the define
76. one internally because the port 8600 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter 122 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 13 Automatic Client update With swiftness and speed in mind Digifort created a new feature that will be available in all the post 6 4 versions the automatic update of the Surveillance and Administration Clients The feature will check if the server versions to which the client is trying to connect are the same When logging into the system whether at the Administration Client or the Surveillance Client if the versions are not compatible for example 6 4 with 6 5 the following message will appear Your client version is incompatible with the server version as shown in the picture below Incompatible versions Your client version is incompatible with the server version Client Version 6 4 0 0 ENTERPRISE Beta 13 Server Version 6 4 0 0 ENTERPRISE Beta 14 By clicking on OK a dialogue box will open with the following question Do you wish to download and install a client version compatible with this server r Digifort Enterprise Administration Client 3X Do you want to download and install a client version compatible with this server N o If you click on No the dialogue box closes and nothing happens If you click on Yes Digifort automatically installs the compatible client versions on the computer If th
77. onfigure the live visualization rights The area of definition of live visualization rights works in a similar way to that of the recording visualization rights except that in this area is defined which users will have access to visualization of the camera in real time Reading of the previous topic is advisable for a better assimilation of the concept These rights are mirrored in the Surveillance Client where only those cameras to which access was granted are shown to the user To access this feature click on the Live Visualization Rights tab as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 56 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Configurations of Camera 02 Camera Media Profiles Recording I Live Visualization Disk Management Recording Visualization Rights Live Visualization Rights 2 Live camera visualization rights Groups Delete Groups Add Users To give the right of viewing of recordings to the desired users groups simply click on Add Groups Users and select them from the list of Groups Users which will come up as shown in Figure bellow 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 57 Select the objects z Objects amp Select the objects ia Available Objects amp everton Jhonatan John Livio Marcio Paul suporte
78. oring user activity Tip User rights are categorized in the same order as the Configurations Menu 8 2 3 Surveillance Client Features The configuration of the features of the Surveillance Client is very important for the security of a site This feature offers tools that affect the person who monitors the cameras causing other factors to impair the attention of the operator To access these tools click on Client features 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved User administration 95 Digifort Server Users z User Rights Client Features Groups view Rights View Surveillance Client Features 7 Allow the user to save surveillance views 7 Allow the user to delete surveillance views F Disable the configurations button of the Surveillance Client V Force full screen F Do not allow the user to dose the surveillance dient Do not allow the user to minimize the surveillance dient V Lock the workstation Default Features Limited Features e Allow the user to save surveillance views Allows the user to create his surveillance views To learn more about the creation of surveillance views consult the manual of the Surveillance Client e Allow the user to eliminate surveillance views Allows the user to eliminate surveillance views e Disable the configurations button on the surveillance client Blocks user access to the configurations of the survei
79. pagado O arquivo liberou 9 COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Indices 20091127_06 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou 9 COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravac es axis Dados 20091127_06 dar da camera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou To visualize a log select the date and type then click on the Visualize Log button This way the list of log registers will be filled Upon double clicking on some log item a screen will be displayed with details about the occurrence as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved System Logs Log Visualizer Details Log Visualizer Description Date 15 09 2009 Time 08 29 34 Code 1007 Message Access Server loaded on TCP port 8599 Description This event occurs whenever the access server is successfully loaded At this time the TCP port in which the server was opened is registered 117 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter Web Server 119 12 Web Server Digifort is equipped with a Web server by means of which users can visualize cameras and play videos back locally or via Internet with the use of an Internet navigator It s important to point out that for access to the Digifort Server via Inte
80. password Soon afterwards the license files will be sent to your e mail address To install the license files in the Digifort Server copy them to the server or to some network unit that it has access to and click on Insert License File A window should open requesting the location of the license files Locate the files and open first the base license file and afterwards all of the pack license files Observation Some errors can occur using this licensing method This is due to the fact that the licensing process is being carried out by means outside of the realm of Digifort The most common errors are sending of an incorrect counter password and corruption of the license files sent by e mail For this reason try to use the Online Licensing 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 24 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Observation method 4 1 5 Enabling a temporary license The temporary license feature was created to enable the software demo Once the temporary license is activated the software will work for two hours To activate the temporary license click on the Demo License button as shown in the Picture below Total number of Licenses 0 License s 0 Cameras 0 Alarm Devices Temporary License 0 Hour s 0 Minute s and 0 Second s Then click on Activate temporary license as shown in the picture below Total of Licenses 0 License s 0 Cameras 0 Alarm Devices Temporary Licence
81. profile being edited click on the Preview button opening a screen with the live image of the camera as shown in the picture below This function will only work if the camera s connection address was previously informed To learn now to configure this parameter see How to configure the recording of the camera Live image uH In this screen the following configurations are informed e Received frames per second Informs the number of frames per second received e Image size Informs the size of the received image in KB s and in Kbps These values help in the dimensioning of the disk space and network bandwidth that this camera occupies e Decoder codec The codec used for decoding the image Digifort uses various decoding codecs When the camera is added the codec that has the best performance based on the received image is automatically identified Observation All information contained in the image is updated every second 6 1 2 1 3 Calculator for disk space usage Digifort has a very useful tool to aid in the dimensioning of disk space to be reserved for 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 39 each camera the disk space usage calculator To access this feature click on the button identified by a calculator on the media profile configuration screen as shown in the picture below This function will only work if the camera s connection address was previously informed
82. re the message to be displayed to the operator on the Surveillance Client 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 63 6 1 10 How to configure the Privacy Mask The privacy mask is a tool which makes it possible to occult areas of the image that can t be observed by the operator It s important to emphasize that the privacy mask is not written in the server but to the contrary the original image is recorded and when the image is displayed on the screen the privacy mask is applied The privacy mask is not applied in the admin user as he has all system access rights To access this feature click on the Privacy Mask tab as shown in the picture below ligenfiaurations of Camera 03 2 Disk Management Recording Visualization Rights Live Visualization Rights Image Buffer li Camera Recording Live Visualization Media Profiles mz Motion Sensor Events Privacy Mask a Privacy mask The privacy mask is a tool where you can inhibit the surveillance of certain places of the screen for live surveillance and in recording the selected places will be revealed only to the ADMIN user and only in recorded videos Gos ee To configure the privacy mask click on Configure Privacy Masks as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 64 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Pr
83. regado COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravagdes axis Indices 20091126_44 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Dados 20091126_44 dar da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Indices 20091126_45 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravag es axis Dados 20091126_45 dar da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Indices 20091126_46 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravagdes axis Dados 20091126_46 dar da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou 9 COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Indices 20091126_47 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou oe COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Dados 20091126_47 dar da camera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravagdes axis Indices 20091126_48 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravagdes axis Dados 20091126_48 dar da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arq
84. ring by graphics Digifort offers an interesting feature that makes it possible to monitor the resources used by the server in real time by way of graphics updated every second To access this configuration click on the Monitoring tab as shown in the picture below Information Server Monitoring Memory Utilization by S Global Memory Utili Input Traffic 0 kbits s Output Traffic 0 kbits s 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter 114 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 11 System Logs The logs are very important tools for an environment that involves a security system such as Digifort as it is in these logs that all events are registered as well as user actions that occur in the system This chapter of the manual will cover the system logs that is those in which server events are registered as opposed to the logs of alerts and events where events related to external devices are registered To better understand what alert and event logs are see How to access the Alerts and Events 11 4 How to access the system logs To access the system logs click on the Logs item located in the Configurations Menu as shown in the picture below 4 gf Digifort Servers 4 ilio Local R Recording Server Alerts and Events I Users Configurations gt Web Server t Licenses il Server Information Logs Once this is done the configuration of logs will be displayed on the right a
85. rnet it s necessary to configure your router with the purpose of redirecting the server connection by way of an Internet IP and a port To carry out the connection via Internet Digifort requires two communication ports the port 8600 and another configurable port 12 1 How to access the configurations of the Web Server To access the configurations of the Web Server click on the item Web Server and click on Configurations located in the Configurations Menu as shown in the picture below 4 ig Digifort Servers 4 iil Local d Recording Server Alerts and Events Users Configurations amp Web Server Licenses i Server Information Logs Once this is done the configurations of the Web Server will be displayed at right as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 120 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Web Server Configurations Use this screen to configure the web server Here you can activate deactivate and define the communication port of the web server W Activate the Web Server Server Port 8 Save Configurations oh e Activate the Web server Activates the Web server Web allowing users to connect to the server by way on an Internet navigator e Server port The port used for access to the server This port can be modified and must be configured in your router for external access Digifort uses a different
86. roup 6 1 9 2 2 Sound an alarm in the Surveillance Client Sounds an alarm in the Surveillance Client alerting the operator to the event that occurred If you wish to execute this action in case of the selected event mark this option and click on Select Sound opening the configuration screen of the sound to be executed in the Surveillance Client as shown in picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 62 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Alarm Actions Sound Alarm x Alert Sound A Configure alert sound Select the alert sound Duration Sec Alarm 1 Select the desired alert sound and execution time in the Surveillance Client To test the selected sound click on the Play button 6 1 9 2 3 Send instant message to the operator of the computer Send an instant message to the operator with information defined by the administrator These messages can contain instructions of the procedure to be executed by the operator for solution of the problem for example If you wish to execute this action in case of the selected event mark this option and click on Configure Message opening the configuration screen of the message to be displayed on the Surveillance Client as shown in picture below Alarm Actions Configure Message amp Message l I Configure message to operator Message Intrusion In this screen configu
87. rver or Connection limit 100 Percent of free disk space the system must reserve upon executing the recording g 2 Use files cache for fast server startup Save Configurations e Send periodic e mail with server report Sends e mail with a server report periodically to the specified alert group in the specified time interval This report contains information such as user accesses to the system and recording status e TCP communication port with the server Communication port by which the Surveillance Client and the Administration Client will communicate with the server After modifying this configuration it s necessary to modify the communication port of the server register of the Administration Client and the Surveillance Client To learn how to carry out this configuration in the Surveillance Client see How to configure the servers to be administrated To learn how to modify the port in the Surveillance Client consult its manual Limit the number of connections with the server Limits the number of connections with the server This value must be informed very carefully as the number of connections opened with the server does not mean the number of logged on users but rather the number of connections established with the server and the cameras For example if a user is in the surveillance client visualizing four cameras at the same time then five connections with the server are made one connection of the surveillance clien
88. s Obs Digifort operates with any resolution supplied by the camera whether it is low or high resolution HD and with any commercially available compression formats Motion JPEG MPEG4 and H264 As we can see in the two examples of Media Profiles all of the parameters of the Recording profile are the same as those of the Visualization profile except the Frame rate With this type of configuration where only the frame rate is different Digifort save bandwidth in this way Let s suppose that the server is recording the images generated normally by the camera with the associated Recording profile In this case it will be receiving only four frames per second In a certain moment the user wants to visualize this same camera in the Surveillance Client at a frame rate of 30 frames per second At this moment Digifort recognizes that the configurations are the same with only the 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 37 visualization frame rate being higher than the recording frame rate Instead of the server making a new connection to the camera to receive the desired 30 frames per second it closes the present connection and opens a new connection receiving the 30 frames per second applying a frames speed filter on the recording profile limiting its velocity to 4 frames per second This way only one connection is maintained with the camera receiving only 3
89. s Menu as shown in the picture below 4 4 Digifort Servers 4 illi Local 4 4 Recording Server Il Status Cameras Once this is done a screen will be opened on the right side with general information about the cameras as shown in the picture below General Cameras Y Server Monitoring Activated Cameras 0 Working Cameras 0 Frames Received 0 Frames Recorded 0 Frames s 0 Frames per Second Disk Space C 11 216 715 776 KB 10 697 MB Monitoring the status of cameras individually In this area of the system you will be able to check up on the individual status of each camera getting information such as working status IP address activity time disk space used etc 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 76 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 To access this feature click on the Cameras tab in the Status item of the Recording Server as shown in the picture below General Cameras Y Server Monitoring a Camera Status Description amp Camera 01 Working Camera 1 amp Camera 02 Working Camera 2 a Camera 03 Working Camera 3 amp Camera 04 Working Camera 4 amp Camera 05 Working Camera 5 Sa Camera 06 Out of Order Camera 6 amp Camera 07 Out of Order Camera 7 amp Camera 08 Working Camera 8 This screen will show all of the registered and active cameras in the system and inform us about the working status If the status is Working the
90. s divided into two modules the Camera module where the cameras are registered and the Status module where the functioning of the cameras is monitored The Digifort System works with the main brands of digital cameras in the market and accepts analogical cameras as long as they are connected by way of a video server device These cameras can be located at the same site where the server is or can be remotely connected by way of some network connection The main attributes of the configuration of the cameras such as image resolution number of frames per second and visualization rights are configured in the Digifort System and automatically applied to the cameras regardless of location and without stopping the recording of the other cameras The Register of Cameras is one of the most critical parts of the system since a bad configuration can lead to the malfunctioning of the system Therefore careful planning must be done beforehand collecting data such as the number of cameras desired number of frames per second days of storage available disk space etc 6 1 How to add a camera To access the Register of Cameras locate the Recording Server icon and then click on the Cameras icon as shown in the picture below 4 Gli Digifort Servers 4 B Local 4 Recording Server i Status amp Cameras J4 Users Configurations h Licenses il Server Information Once this is done the register of cameras will be executed as shown in the p
91. s shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved System Logs 115 Server Log Configurations This screen you will be able to configure the functioning mode of the system s global log such as directory of the log file events that must be registered etc Logs Configurations Logs Visualization V Activate System Logs Logs Directory C Program Files Digifort Digifort Enterprise 6 2 E V Delete logs more than X days old X 7 S Log Options V System Information V System Errors V Actions of user in system V E Mail sent V Connections opened with the server Save Configurations Activate system logs Activates the alert and event logs of Digifort Log directory Select the directory in which the alert and event logs will be saved Eliminate logs more than X days old Eliminates the old logs specified by the informed number of days Options of the event log o System information This log contains information about system functioning like for example the time at which the server was loaded terminated o System errors This log contains information about system errors such as the incorrect execution of some system function This log rarely receives data o System user actions This log contains information about system user actions like for example the visualization of some camera and modification of configurations o E mail sent
92. sk e Estimated days of recording Estimation of the number of days of recording e Limit Limit allocated for recording of images of the camera e Disk used Disk space used by the images of the camera 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter Alerts and Events 81 7 7 1 7 1 1 Alerts and Events The Digifort System offers a series of alerts and alarms that can help to monitor the normal operation of a set of cameras and the server itself These alerts are configured by the system s administrator according to the individual needs of each solution and can be modified at any moment whenever a new need appears The functions of alerts and events allows Digifort to send e mail or SMS messages to a list of users that was previously registered in the system each time some event Programmed by the administrator occurs An event can be among others a failure in the communication of the camera with the server a failure in the recording of data a motion alert or an alert associated with an external electrical device All of the alerts are also registered in a log file for later consultation and analysis The alerts and alarms are activated immediately following their configuration making it unnecessary to paralyze the system to accomplish a configuration An alert can be made for the entire system or for a specific camera The monitoring of these alerts is the responsibility of the person to whom
93. stem detects motion in the camera at specific times it can activate various alarm actions to alert you about the movement F Activate Motion Detection event Alarm Actions 10 a Rearming Time of the Event E2 Scheduling If e mail is sent include photos Rearming time for sending e mail 7 6 1 9 1 1 How to configure the communications failure event To configure the communications failure event mark the option Activate communications failure event and specify the failure checking time With this value informed every X seconds the alarm actions will occurs again until the problem is solved To learn how to configure the alarm actions see How to configure the alarm actions 6 1 9 1 2 How to configure the recording failure event To configure the communications failure event mark the option Activate recording failure event To learn how to configure the alarm actions see How to configure the alarm actions 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 60 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 6 1 9 2 How to configure the alarm actions Various events require the configuration of alarm actions To access these configurations click on the Alarm Actions corresponding to the executed configuration After clicking on this button the screen of alarms configuration will be displayed as shown in the picture below Alarm Actions z Alarm Actions 3 Alarm Actions
94. surveillance Deny rights of video playback d Deny rights of live surveillance E The options menu offers the following functions 6 1 12 1 Activate camera 6 1 12 2 Disactivate camera 6 1 12 3 Media Profiles 6 1 12 4 Recording media profile 6 1 12 5 Viewing media profile Activates the recording of the selected cameras Disactivates the recording of the selected cameras Add Alter or Exclude the Media Profiles for several cameras simultaneously as long as they have the same media options To select the cameras with the same media profile select a desired camera and press Ctrl M If there are cameras with the same media profile as the selected camera it will automatically be selected Simultaneously configure the type of profile of the recording media for the cameras with the same profile as the configuration To select the cameras with the same media profile select a desired camera and press Ctrl M If there are cameras with the same media profile as the selected camera it will automatically be selected Simultaneously configure the type of profile of the viewing for the cameras with the same profile as the configuration To select the cameras with the same media profile select a desired camera and press Ctrl M If there are cameras with the same media profile as the selected camera it will automatically be selected 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 69 6 1 1
95. system Rights Opens the user rights screen To learn about user rights see Login hours Give rights Opens the user rights screen giving the selected rights If no right is selected but some user has it the rights defined here will be added somados 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved User administration 99 8 3 7 Deny rights Opens the user rights screen denying the selected rights 8 3 8 Features Opens the features screen of the Surveillance Client To learn about this feature see Surveillance Client Features 8 4 Adding altering and excluding Groups To access the group management feature locate Groups in User in the server s Configurations menu as shown in the picture below 4 ili Digifort Servers 4 Ail Local d Recording Server E Users I Status Users S Groups ie Configurations h Licenses ili Server Information The Groups option was created to facilitate user management within the system Once this is done the Groups management screen will open on the right as illustrated in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 100 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Use this register to register the user groups that will have access to the system You will be able to define the access rights individually for each group It s possible to configure several groups simultaneously selecting the desired items and
96. t Then every X milliseconds the system will try to re establish the connection where Xis the specified value To convert this value to seconds simply divide this value by 1000 By default this parameter is already configured at 4000ms 4 seconds Select the media profile to be used for visualization of the camera This option will only be available if this camera will be accessed by the client via relay server is unmarked 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 46 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 6 1 4 9 Short cut for the camera in the client Enter a short cut name for the camera so that this camera can be rapidly displayed in the Surveillance Client 6 1 5 How to configure PTZ The PTZ configuration allows you to specify the movement parameters of movable cameras To access the PTZ configurations click on the PTZ tab as shown in the picture below Configurations of Camera 01 Ea DiskManagement Recording Visualization Rights Live Visualization Rights ImageBuffer Camera ii Media Profiles Recording Live Visualization PTZ Schedulings Motion Sensor Events se PTZ Control parameters V Activate the PTZ controls for this camera Use the PTZ features of the device amm nf the daira tn ar ite 1 Use the COM porto e device to execute P PTZ Protocol Camera ID RS 485 Configurations GD Presets Control COM Port of Video Server
97. t and four other connections with the cameras Percentage of free disk space that the system must maintain while recording Enter here the percentage of disk space that you want to reserve for application softwares other than Digifort For example if an 80GB rigid disk is used with 296 of free space 16GB will not be used by Digifort for recordings this being directed to other software such as the operating system This limit is also applied in Disk limits To learn how to create a disk limit see Disk Limits 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Global Configurations 107 After adjusting the configurations click on the Save Configurations button so that no modification is lost Important The percentage of free disk space reserves a disk space for application software other than Digifort As default it s configured with 2 If you have a lot of space available in disk for recordings maybe this value is very high 9 2 STMP Configurations The STMP configurations are used by Digifort t send notification e mail to users The actions for sending e mail could be failures in communication with the cameras for example and must be previously configured by the administrator To access this feature click on the STMP Configurations tab as shown in the picture below 4 SMTP Configurations Fe Use this screen to configure the server s SMTP This configuration is necessary for the sending of e mail
98. t will automatically display only the resolutions supported by that camera A very high image resolution will use up much disk space and bandwidth in your network but the image will have a superior quality in which we will be able to recognize more detail in the image such as for example the face of a person A very low image resolution will use up little disk space and bandwidth in your network but the image will have an inferior quality giving few details This parameter should be well configured according to your needs Digifort has a calculator for disk space use that will help you to better configure the image resolution and frames per second To learn how to use the Digifort calculator see Calculator for disk space usage Image quality The images coming from the cameras go through a compression process The higher the image compression level the less quality the image will have and the lower the image compression level the more quality the image will have Digifort offers five quality levels ranging from High low compression and 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 36 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 6 1 2 1 Low high compression After various laboratory tests we recommend the Medium quality as it offers an excellent image quality and low network traffic and low disk space usage Frames per second The number of frames per second to be recorded A greater frames per second rate wil
99. tek IP7138 After selecting the device click the Add selected devices and the camera registration screen is displayed with Manufacturer Camera model IP and Port fields already filled Thus we will only have to fill out name description recording directory and password of the camera 6 1 13 2 Registration of various devices This feature can register multiple cameras simultaneously with sequential numbers To begin select several devices from the selection box as shown below Address Manufacturer Model name Model number Driver V 192 168 5 102 Axis AXIS P5534 P5534 Axis P5534 V 192 168 5 131 Axis AXIS P1346 P1346 Axis P1346 V 192 168 5 120 Zavio Fixed CMOS Camera Two waF312A Zavio F312A V 192 168 5 110 Vivotek Network Camera IP7138 Vivotek IP7138 192 168 5 115 3S Vision Internet Camera 3S Vision N1071 a gi Pee ande ae A a After selecting the device click the Add selected devices and the following screen appears 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 74 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 Media Devices Finder Add Devices _ Fx Add devices gt Add devices Device initial number Digit count 1 D g Device username Device password admin LLI Root path for recording c yecords The information provided on this screen will apply for all cameras to be registered e Device initial number The name of the cameras will be recorded in the form of
100. that will help to identify each camera Manufacturer Select the manufacturer of the camera to be inserted Model of the camera Select the model of the camera to be inserted Firmware Select the version of the firmware of the camera to be inserted As default upon selecting the model of the camera the last version of the firmware is automatically selected In most cases the choice of the most recent firmware allows the camera to work perfectly in all of its modes Video port If the device to be inserted it a video server select the number of the port on which the camera is found This field will only visible for video servers with more than one port Recording directory Digifort allows camera recording to be distributed among several disks For this purpose select the recording directory for images of the camera to be inserted It s possible to record in network units that is in the disks of 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 35 other computers in the network To learn how to use this feature see Network Units e Activate camera Indicates whether the system must record the images received from the camera Attention Digifort is responsible for administrating the structure of directories used in camera recording Therefore no file of its database should be excluded manually and the camera recording directory may not be created by any means other than Digifort such as for
101. the administrator delegated the control The lack of interest in checking up on abnormalities detected and informed by the system is considered a serious failure putting security as a whole at risk How to access the Alerts and Events To access the alerts and events click on the item Alerts and Events in the Configurations Menu as shown in the picture below 4 Ail Digifort Servers 4 W Local Recording Server 4 Alerts and Events Contacts SB Groups Logs T Users Configurations Web Server Licenses E Server Information Logs This area of the system is divided into three parts the contacts register the contact groups register and the log configuration How to configure the contacts Contacts are system units that are responsible for alert e mail messages from the system In other words contacts are people who are registered in the system with information such 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 82 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 as name telephone and e mail address By way of this information Digifort is able to contact them Digifort sends e mail messages not only to a contact but also to groups of contacts To access the contacts register click on the item Contacts as shown in the picture below 4 Alij Digifort Servers 4 ilt Local gt Gad Recording Server gt EY Users IA Configurations b Web Server zw Licenses ji Server Information O
102. the preset that Digifort will associate with the camera s internal presets list e Description of the preset A description of the preset being added This 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 50 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 name will be displayed to the user in the Surveillance Client Record the preset in the camera with its present position With this option marked Digifort will substitute the position of the camera of the informed preset number In the example of the picture above the position of the camera will be saved in the preset number zero of the camera With this option unmarked Digifort will only associate the description of the preset with the present position of the camera of preset zero 6 1 6 How to configure the Motion Sensor The Motion Sensor is a tool which makes it possible for the user to define areas of the image that will be sensitive or insensitive to motion The configuration of the motion sensor is very important for the saving of disk space used by the camera If you selected the method of recording by motion detection in the Camera tab it s recommended that you adjust the sensor according to your needs As default if the sensor is not configured the entire image will be sensitive to motion To access this feature click on the Motion Sensor tab as shown in the picture below Configurations of Camera 02 z Disk Management Recording Visualizati
103. the specified date Tip The password can be left blank when registering and the user will be able to register his password during his first access to the system 8 2 2 User rights After filling in the main user data the access rights must be configured As default the rights are configured for a surveillance user profile that is the user will only be able to carry out the system operations of live surveillance and video playback 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved User administration 93 Digifort Server Users z User Rights cient Features Groups view Rights view 4 User Rights Playback and Video Search V Playback of Stored Videos V Exporting of Stored Videos Cameras of the System F Recording Server Status V Cameras Configuration System Users User Activity in the Server F Users Register rl Cem nn Nanintar Default Select All Clear All ns Playback of stored videos Allows the user to visualize previously recorded videos To learn how to play video back see the manual of the Surveillance Client e Exportation of stored videos Allows the user to export previously recorded videos for backup or visualization in another workstation To learn how to export videos see the manual of the Surveillance Client e Motion search Allows the user to carry out motion searches in stored videos Motion search helps in retrieval of eve
104. this manual may not be identical to the interface that you will see using the Administration Client Some differences may appear with no impairment in use of this manual This is due to the fact that frequent updates and the inclusion of new features are carried out with the purpose of continuous improvement of the system For whom this manual is intended This manual is directed toward Digifort System administrators who are responsible for the complete configuration of the Digifort Server How to use this manual This manual is structured into chapters topics and sub topics The names of the Digifort System modules and concepts involved with the system are printed in italics The items where the user has to interact with buttons menus and screen names are in bold Prerequisites For complete appreciation of the content of this manual some prerequisites are necessary e Use of computers and their peripherals equipment e Use of the Microsoft Windows operating system e Knowledge of client server architecture e Knowledge of computer network architecture 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter Digifort Services Administrator 9 2 Digifort Services Administrator The Digifort System is a software developed around the client server platform making use of all the features and benefits that this platform offers In the client server platform all of the information is stored in the central ser
105. ting off of a siren for example Alert log visualization Allows the user to visualize the alert logs e Permit activation of manual events Allows the user to activate miscellaneous manual events like for example a siren via Digifort e Server configurations Allows the user to modify the system s global configurations such as limit of connections with the server limits of recording in disk etc e IP Filters Allows the user to access the IP filters Server information Allows the user to check information about the functioning of the server getting information such as network input and output traffic Server licences Allows the user to access the server licenses configurations e Server log configuration Allows the user to access the server log configurations Among other things these logs register system errors and user actions in the system Visualization of server logs Allows the user to access the configurations of the server logs e Surveillance screenstyles Allows the user to create his own surveillance screenstyles Web server configuration Allows the user to access the configurations of the Web server The Web server Web makes it possible to carry out surveillance of cameras and alarms via any Internet navigator e User register Allows the user to access the user register User activity in the server Allows the user to monitor the activity of the users in the server To learn how to use this feature see Monit
106. tion detection and the limit of days of recording is configured for seven days Supposing that of these seven days only four had motion then only four days of images are stored in disk and when the eighth day comes the oldest recording will be deleted 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Recording Server 67 As we can observe by the situations described we must be very careful with this configuration since if the camera is recording by motion detection it s not always recording in disk the specified number of days since there was no motion on some days the images of these days are not recorded This is due to the fact that the configured number of consecutive days will be recorded configurados 6 1 11 2 Recording by limit of hours Recording by limit of hours keeps the camera images stored in disk during only the specified absolute number of days For a better understanding of this type of configuration let s suppose we have these two situations 1 The recording mode of the camera is configured for continuous recording always record and the limit of hours of recording is configured for 168 hours With this configuration the last 168 hours of images are stored in disk the equivalent of exactly seven days When the 169th hour comes the system will eliminate the limit configured in days freeing disk space for new recordings 2 The recording mode of the camera is configured for recordin
107. uivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Indices 20091127_01 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou 9 COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravac es axis Dados 20091127_01 dar da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Indices 20091127_02 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Dados 20091127_02 dar da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou 9 COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Indices 20091127_03 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravagdes axis Dados 20091127_03 dar da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou 9 COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravagdes axis Indices 20091127_04 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravacdes axis Dados 20091127_04 dar da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c Xgravac es axis indices V 20091127 05 dix da c mera Camera 01 apagado O arquivo liberou COD 1008 04 12 2009 08 36 46 Arquivo de grava o c gravagdes axis Dados 20091127_05 dar da camera Camera 01 a
108. unning The Services Administrator offers the following functions e Digifort Services Displays the list of available services that can be manipulated e Initiate Initiates the selected service Available only if the service is installed and stopped 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 10 Administration Client Version 6 4 0 0 e Stop Stops the selected service Available only if the service is installed and initiated e Install Service Installs the selected service Available only if the service is not installed e Uninstall Service Uninstalls the selected service Available only if the service is installed and stopped 2 2 How to initiate the Digifort Server service To initiate the Digifort Server service first it must be installed Carry out the following steps to correctly initiate the service 1 Select the service Digifort Server 2 Click on Install Service a confirmation screen will be shown informing that the service was successfully installed 3 Click on Initiate and wait while the server is initiated The process of initialization terminates when the message Service functioning appears on the status bar Note If the server was stopped for some reason and initiated again the initialization process can be slow since a check out has to be carried out in all of the existing recordings creating a disk structure map 2 3 How to stop the Digifort Server service
109. ver responsible for its administration In the case of the Digifort System the server is the component responsible for among other functions maintaining the recordings generated by the images supplied by cameras administrating disk space alerting the operators and administrators about system abnormalities and making information available to the clients The Digifort Server is an application that runs as a Windows system service therefore it is executed automatically when Windows is initiated without need for user intervention The Services Administrator is the software responsible for the control of its execution displaying information about the state of working and offering service installation and initialization controls Note As this is a Windows service Digifort enables you to use its various features such as the Active directory the Explorer file management system DHCP UpnP TCP IP communication systems video control systems etc 2 4 How to execute the Digifort Services Administrator To execute the Services Administrator locate the Digifort Explorer 6 4 0 0 Server icon on your Desktop or in Start gt Programs gt Digifort Explorer 6 4 0 0 gt Server gt Server and execute it The Services Administrator will be started opening the screen shown in the picture below FOOTE z a Digifort Services Administrator a S a Digifort Services Digifort server A 23 Stop B m X Uninstall Service Service r

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